Enabling or creating Wi-Fi hotspot in window 8 is really a hard option if you are a gui user and find it hard to play with the core windows options. In windows seven there was an option to create the Wi-Fi hotspot but it’s not the case with the Windows 8. In Windows 8 you will need cmd to create a hotspot. Later you will share your laptop internet connection with the hotspot through the windows Network and sharing center. This article aims to give you the most easiest way of sharing your laptop’s internet connection using the wifi hotspot, after reading thea article you’ll learn how to create a wifi hotspot in windows 8 using command prompt. (Note: If you are on Windows 10 then follow this guide instead: Make Wi-Fi Hotspot in Windows 10)

Below is the step by step guide to create and share your laptop internet connection with other wifi devices using windows 8 wifi hotspot.

Things which You Will need to share your internet with other Wi-Fi Devices:

A Working Internet Connection (Either Dial Up Connection or Else Lan Internet Connection)

A Built In or External Wifi adapter which supports the sharing ability for internet connection

A laptop surely and a brain to learn how to create wifi hotspot in windows 8

Finding out: that whether your Wi-Fi card supports sharing:

Let’s find out that whether your wifi card supports sharing or not for this go to search and open up CMD in the administrator mod. For opening CMD in administrator mode you need to right click it the icon of command prompt and then open the cmd in “Administrator Mode“. After you have opened cmd write the following command and look for the thing mentioned in the screen shot that whether it’s written yes or no. It it’s yes then you can go on “It means that you can enable the hotspot and can share your internet connection.” Command to Check Sharing Compatibility of wifi network for windows 8:

netsh wlan show drivers

Now find the following , hope so that you will find a yes! Basically you just need to check that that whether a hosted network is supported by your adapter or not, if hosted network is supported then you can create a wifi hotspot to share the internet connection of your laptop, basically your laptop will act like a wifi router.

Creating The Wi-Fi Hotspot:

Don’t close the cmd as you are going to use cmd again. Following is the command line to create the hotspot, set the password and name it as you want too.

The above is the command to create the hotspot. Replace “nameOfwifiHotspot” with the desired network name and replace “yourpassword” with the desired password which will be used by the others to connect to the hotspot. Press the enter and hotspot will be created. Now you just need to start the hotspot in order to start sharing your internet connection.

Starting the Wi-Fi Created Hotspot in Windows 8:

Now you need to start the wifi hotspot in windows, again you are going to need the cmd and the cmd must run in the administrator mode. Write the following command in the cmd to start the above created hotspot.

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Press enter and the hotspot will be created and will be discoverable by the other devices as well. Just turn on wifi of other devices and I am sure that now, the other devices will be able to receive wifi signals from your laptop, this means you have successfully started a wifi hotspot in windows 8.

Sharing the working internet connection with the windows 8 Wi-Fi hotspot:

All Right, everything has been done and now you only need to give your laptop’s internet connection’s access to the created hotspot, so that any user connected to the hotspot will have the internet access also. For this reason you will need to open the windows networking and sharing center.

Open up the network and sharing center, and then go to “Change adapter settings” on the top left pane. Click that to open. Here you will see your created hotspot connection plus the connection which you want to be shared with the hotspot for the internet sharing. The created hotspot connection has the star with the name (It actually shows the virtual adapter which spread wifi signals from your laptop to other devices, you need to give this virtual adpater the internet access). You need to open the properties of the connection which you want to be shared with the hotspot. Right click and open the properties of the connection which has the internet access and is the original internet connection of the laptop, whether it’s a dialup, local area network or anything like that. Go to the sharing tab in the properties and then tick the “Allow other network users to connect through this pc internet connection” and in the drop down below, select the hotspot connection which is “Local Area connection *21” in my case and then hit ok. Re-dial the connection or else reconnect the internet connection if needed. That was it and you are done and this is how to create wifi hotspot in windows 8, even it works with windows 7, the password to connect with the hotspot is the same which you used while setting up hotspot in the cmd. If you can’t still share the internet then reason are that firewall or an antivirus is causing the problem, try disabling the firewall if you trust the person with whom you are sharing the hotspot or else try adding an exception int he firewall or antivirus.

A lot of users have asked this question in comments, about starting the hotspot once the laptop is turned off and turned on again, so here is this guide: Relaunch Windows 8 Wifi Hotspot on Each Restart Without Creating a New One! Using the above guide it will not be required by you to create wifi hotspot in windows 8 every time you start your laptop, instead you can use a set of commands which can be saved in a file to start the wifi hotspot in windows 8, those set of commands can be automatically executed once you run the file.

I have created the hotspot but hav’nt tried out with my windows phone because I am very much eager to leave a comment first . Though I will try ot out weather it’s working or not i let you know but let me say that I am very happy to have found your site . I am really amazed after knowing this method of creating hotspot through CMD.

dear friends i have read all your comments and decided to find out a permanent solution for all of you.it is very simple.just download a software named”connectifyme” install it and run.it will automatically configure all the settings and will create a hotspot .enjoy
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Go to your network and sharing center and there open up “Change adapter settings” just after you run the command netsh start wlan hostednetwork and there, you will see your hotspot connection with a star * that is what I called “created hotspot connection”and the other connection will be your own internet connection adapter. Hope this makes sense now!

Hey, just one question: after restarting laptop it should stay or not? I still cannot understand this, because sometimes after restart its stays sometimes not. Maybe it would be possible to do something more to make hotspot permanent?

I wasn’t able to figure it out that how one can make it permanent, I know after restart it vanishes and you need to again create a new hotspot, it was an option in windows 7 to make it permanent. I’ll figure it out and will post solution soon if I find one. Thank You for dropping by!

Copy all the code, and then save it as .bat I guess,that was the extension, or if you have already created the hotspot using the command line then you just need the starting command for the hotspot to start, keep that command in the .bat file and every time to start the hotspot just run that file with admin access… If you don’t get it reply over this comment and I shall create another post for it…!

Hello, Thanks for the fix, it does work but you need to right click it on desktop to “Run as administrator” and then it will work. my problem now is on my nexus 7 tablet when I try to connect to the hotspot it won’t authenticate it, Any Ideas?? Thanks.

Thanks for the quick tut, worked great. Just wondering if you have figured out a way to make it permanent yet. I’m trying to set it up for my folks, so I need to avoid cli work at all costs, as they are still fairly new to computers

brother help me..
it was successfully started,
but suddenly stopped and now its showing “the group or resources is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation ”
reply me by mail as soon as possible…please..
thanks,,

Without any details I can’t help you solve the problem, since the same way worked for me and a lot of users out there, You main connection turns to limited one, are you using any static ip’s or anything like that? I mean do you specify ip for your lan connection? and are you at lan?

I created the hot spot i see it n the network connections I shared it with my existing connection but the SSID doesnt broadcast I cant see it with my Iphone or any other device
please advise..thank you

Have you used the command “netsh wlan start hostednetwork” because that will be used to start your hotspot. But as you have stated that you have shared your regular internet connection with your created hotspot then means you have started the network. Ok, try to disable your antivirus in some cases antivirus blocks the new connection from broadcasting.

plz help me…when i enabled wifi hotspot…it’s icon was there in the adapter settings….but when i opened thats properties-share-tik that ‘allow other network users to use…’ but my that profile wasn’t in the list. there was only the option for ‘wifi’ and ‘ethernet’. so i then checked applying both, but neither worked. after that i disabled it.
please tell me how to enable it. thnx

Thank you for sharing a great staff. I do all of the process as per your configuration. In my mobile phone i get the WiFi network. but by the network no website or application is opening in mobile phone. what can I do right now?

I am trying to make my windows 8 laptop connected to ethernet into hotspot and connect it to other wi fi devices. I did exactly how it is said. And it shows now the hotspot wifi is connected but there is no internet access though. Please help.

hey, I successfully created the hotspot but when I try to use that spot on other computer it does not work. I mean the computer I connected and showing full signal strength but the internet is not working. :/….help please

Hi,
I realized the network adapter won’t say wi-fi as the name of my adapter was intel centrino smmin smmin..
Fiddled around and it works suddenly!
Thanks anyway, but i would like to know what happened!?

first of all thanks for the tutorial..
secondly i got some issue with before tht it was working very fine.
when i putting this command “netsh wlan start hostednetwork”.
its showing this error “The hosted network could not be started” ” The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation”

Dear friends,
I have tried everything more than one way and still don’t get the internet connection. Sometimes, I get errors unable to set connection or something like that. When I go to share, it refuses to allow other network users to connect. I can’t get it started. this problem makes me raise another questions.
how many versions of windows 8 used in the market and which ones work and which gives you errors?
I really need to know, I have some issues for real.
It worked onces on my iphone 4 for like 20 minutes, and then, kept giving me errors.
can anyone give me detailed guidelines on how to fix or repair this issue?
your cooperation is appreciated.
thank you ahead 🙂

I did the whole process and came till the last step and during the last step when we allow other devices to use the internet access, i.e.
Go to the sharing tab in the properties and then tick the “Allow other network users to connect through this pc internet connection” and in the drop down below, select the hotspot connection which is “Local Area connection *21” in my case and then hit ok.
This part, I’m not able to change it to the required local area connection thing.. i Just get the spot filled with Wi-fi. What do I do?

First be sure that you got the connection with the star under the change adapter settings. Did you get that? Anything like “Local Area Connection *” with a star I mean to say! if you got that then you must have that in the drop down menu of that specific connection which you want to share! i-e your main internet connection.

first this method is work for me but for trial i disable the hotspot connection then after it cant be start again with error
“THE HOSTED NETWORK COULDN’T STARTED ”
“THE GROUP OR RESOURCE NOT IN CORRECT STATE TO PERFORM THE REQUESTED OPERATION”

Hi! I have updated the post and have posted another article which will help you to resolve any error while creating the hotspot untill it’s an adapter based error. In your case this solution will work: http://goo.gl/ylnDl6

I’m having trouble on the last step. When I open the “Properties” of my Ethernet connection, I cannot change the “Home networking connection” drop down menu. The only option is “Wi-Fi” so I can’t change it to the “Local Area Connection*.” And as a result, I cannot get the hotspot to work. Any suggestions of what I’m doing wrong? Thanks.

Well, can’t suggest a solution in this case because every adapter connection created in the windows shows up under the sharing tab of the main internet connection which is “Home networking connection” in your case!

When i entered the command
“netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=nameOfwifiHotspot key=yourpassword”
it displayed that
“you must run this command from a command prompt with administrator privilege.”

I already set up the network according your instructions, I managed to connect my devices (I used a iPad Mini, an iPod Touch, an Android, and a BlackBerry 10 to test), but still, these devices can’t browse the internet, I already turn off the firewall too. I don’t install any antivirus software. Do you have any suggestions why it is happening, and what to do?

I had disabled the previous network and want to create a new one..as the last one could’nt connect on my phone..so i tried all the steps again and on starting it says”The group or resource is not in correct state to perform the requested operation” ..What should be done???? :/

everything goes right even my laptop starts hotspoting. Other devices connection is also established but we are not able to browse internet. And in other laptops it states limited connectivity. I read your post in detail and also shared my internet connection over Local area connection*13 but still we are not able to browse internet from other devices. Even if I turned my firewall off but still its not working.

Everything is okay. My phone is also getting it. But every time I tried to get connected it is showing password incorrect. I have tried so many times. Also I have created it so many times with new password. But again and again it is showing password incorrect. What can I do now? Please please please help me. Anyway I am using Nokia Lumia 520.

Bro check whether the ip address n gateway of your lap n phone are same … if not so , just assign same values for them ….
For that right click the network in lap , then properties-ip4 protocol -set the address … make the change in phone accordingly as well …. gud luck bye…. hope it wil help you

hello..! I can’t access it. please help me. While writing ‘netsh wlan start hostednetwork’ to start, it shows = The hosted network couldn’t be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation.
PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU.

i did exactly liek your tutorial. I think the hotspot is also created. but my samsung Galaxy Y cant get connected to it. it goes into an infinite loop saying—> scanning…connecting…disconnected
please telll me what shall i do now

netsh wlan start hostednetwork , after pressing enter , i got this msg in command prompt , “the hosted network couldn’t be started the group or resource is not in correct state to perform the requested operation”,,plz help me out this !!!!!

I have created the hotspot but I cannot start it through command prompt.
it says that the group or resource is not in correct state to perform the requested operation.
what should I do .I have tried third party software but they are also not working and showing same message.
please reply immediately .Please help.

hello, i desable that local are connection, n now m not getting how to bring it back, becouse of it “The hosted network couldn’t be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested opera
tion.”

hi, i’m kind of nerd. it worked and then i tried to change the name and connection was lost. start hostednetwork command wouldn’t work and there’s no icon showed in network and sharing centre, please help. thans

but i am using avast antivirus in which we have to upgrade to get the firewall for that and i didnt do that so not fire wall enabled for my antivirus program…i even disabled my windows firewall too….bt tthe problem didnt solve for me

i have a different problem than others. the connection which i want to share is secured by cyberoam( u know what it is ).
the whole process have gone smoothly. but when i connect my phone to the connection, it freezes on “obtaining ip address”.. and then the connection terminates and reconnects and again that obtaining ip message comes up..

hey,, i sucessfully created th hotspot,, when i use to conect anther device thorough this wifi network,, it showing obtaing ip address for a long time, and then discnct,, what i do for this,, resolve my problem plz

I have created the hotspot but I cannot start it through command prompt.
it says that the group or resource is not in correct state to perform the requested operation.
what should I do .I have tried third party software but they are also not working and showing same message.
please reply immediately .
Please help.

I think I’m having the same problem as a lot of people. My wi-fi hotspot is setup, but it doesn’t allow other devices to connect. My iPod simply stays in a connection loop where it tries to connect, but nothing happens. It eventually gives up and tries again, and I’m assuming it’s not finding an IP address. It’d be really awesome if you replied to this, man.

please help me…..once my phone connected to hotspot but that time i did not complete the whole process(network sharing) and after completing the whole process my phone couldn’t connect to the network. 🙁

Im getting an error that says “an error occurred while Internet connection sharing was being enabled. Internet connection sharing cannot be enabled. A LAN connection is already configured with the ip address that is required for automatic ip addressing”. It comes up when I try and enable the sharing with my local area connection 14*. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

hii pls i did alll steps correct it also shows hosted network supported but when i write command netsh wlan start hostednetwork it says device attached to system is not responding any solutions
when i use connectify lappy starts restarting again and again

tell me plz.. there z no option named wifi adapter… it z shwn in cmd tht the ssid of th hotspot nw hs been sucssfly changed,,, bt there z nthng lyk the user key passphrase of network hs been changed.. HELP. as it was in ur cmd

Dear Bro, I did all the process successfully, my Hotspot started, showing Access type: Internet, but the problem is that my windows phone does not connect to the hotspot. I have disabled my AVG security + firewall both but still unable to connect to the hotspot. What can be the solution, need help. Thanks in advance

I had the hotspot running but there was no internet access to it. i “stopped” the hosted network then tried to re-run it and now its saying “The hosted network couldnt be started. the group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation.” i am still connected to an Ethernet cable with a working internet connection and i am trying to connect my ipod through my laptop

After I do the last step when I type in ‘netsh wlan start hostednetwork’ and I press enter, it says :The hosted network couldn’t be started. The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation” Is there anything I can do? Please help! 🙂

done everything to step, but still won’t connect to my iPad.
I can see the SSID and enter the key, but won’t connect.
Please assist.
Note:
While sharing the connection in properties, I only see Wi-Fi and Ethernet
on the drop down menu (Home Networking Connection under Sharing tab)
the one I just created (Local Area Connection * 11) is not seen on the list.

i enabled hotspot. all done but while sharing my ether-net is not allowing me to change the name of my created network. its default as “wi-fi” .
i shared my network through dongle, worked perfectly but how to do it through ethernet?

I Set up may hotspot Fine , other device can search my SSID but when they try to connect ,it always stuck on obtaining IP Address!
Under Network sharing it shows no INTERNET ACCESS!
When I diagnose the problem , Windows found it coz of Invalid IP address.
The Very First Time When I went to Sharing Option and check the option : ALLOW OTHER NETWORK TO CONNECT THRU THIS INTERNET CONNECTION. It ask to me to select wifi or Ethernet.
I had tried both ,no go
How Can I Fix This????????

Hello, everything worked fine on my Fujitsu Windows 8 laptop when setting up the shared connection but one problem… The shared connection only allows one other computer to connect through it otherwise when two are trying to connect, none of them get internet connection? Why is this? It is to do with the wifi adapter in the main laptop that the internet is sharing or something? I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi,
The procedure worked for me. But as it got disconnected on restarting my laptop, I again started the host network, it started fine. But now my mobile is not able to connect to this hosted network, it is only showing this hosted network in the list, but not able to connect. It says “disabled” before the name of the network.
Please tell me what to do.

I seem to have the same problem some others have mentioned. Everything is set up correctly but when I try to connect from my android phone, there is an infinite loop of obtaining IP address then authenticating then saved, secured with WAP2 and then repeats all over again. Since many users have been able to connect successfully, I am assuming there is a solution to this problem. Anyone who can please suggest a possible solution?

Under properties – sharing – I have no drop down box to choose my created hotspot. I can see my hotspot in the network connections but there is no drop down box under the properties for my original internet connection via Ethernet. It only says Wifi (which cannot be changed)

I was able to access my internet on android from wifi of computer but after 3-4 days of successful connection it is getting stucked at obtaining IP address message….Please help….It was wonderful speed when the connection was successful

Please help me any one of you , i created hosted network hot spot successfully even i could find created hot spot Wifi in my anther laptop it connects for a while about 2 to 3 mints but after that in gets disconnected.
same issue connect and disconnect repeatedly.
Pllllllzzzzzzzzzzzz Tell me what to do…

hi , when i restart the pc, the LAN i created was gone? also if i create one i observe that i dont have internet access although my iphone can detect it. thanks. Only the laptop has internet (Ethernet Network 3, Shared)

I get the following error while trying to add sharing to the created hotspot in properties of lan connection – “INternet sharing cannot be enabled. A LAN connection is already configured with the IP address that is requires for automatic IP addressing.” Please help

Hi,
You tips were very usefull and 100% functional, but as posted earlier is there any solution discovered or created to make this hotspot permanent? For the time being i am hibernating my system since my younger brother cannot follow the steps again to create hotspot.
It will be really appreciated if you can help me with the permanent solution

hi, I am using Reliance netconnect and I was able to create as it told. I was even able to find and connect in my Samsung Note 3. But I cannot browse anything, The connection is established and shows WIFI connected. But I cannot browse anything, no mails , no youtube nothing !!!

Pls help what could be problem. I am using Dell Inspirion with win 8 in my laptop.

I even tried with connectify hotspot. its the same, I am able to find and connect to WIFI but cannot browse anything.

I have the same problem. I tried to troubleshoot it but i realized it that this method is only able to recognize the hard networks, or the networks that act as them. However, the dongle act as a modem but it is neither acting as LAN or WIFI hence it cannot be used to share the internet network/

i m login wid admin bt when i type (netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=abc key=xxx) command in cmd so it replys with “you must run this command from a command prompt with administrator privilege”
so what i have to create wifi hotspot………….. plz reply wid suitable thank you

After I have successfully created wifi hot spot with ssid & password as well. However, I can not start the hosted network. whenever I write in CMD, it shows,
“The hosted network couldn’t be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation.”

I did all the procedures right already, and i have internet connection to the new AP i created, but the problem is, I cannot connect my other devices to the new hotspot, seems like, wrong passwords. but i did it many times already, changing passwords but still I cant connect. Please help..

my mobile is asking fr a wps button, just once for the first time it worked, after that.. my mobile is nt getting connected.. please help knw.. in finding wps button on my laptop, my laptop is aspire5745.. thank u

Hello – the instructions work very well. Thanks for the tips. However – if we restart the laptop, the configuration has to be implemented all over again. I am sharing a dial up connection (3G modem). Is there a way the connection is automatically recognized once the dial up connection is turned on? Regards

first time it worked bt it automatically gt disconctd n its promptin an error msg dat d service cant accept control msg at dis tym while changing the sharing properties of my LAN…pls help me out soon
thanku

Hello all
i have working with win8.1. i created a hotspot by using ‘virtual router plus’ also my mobile phone also connected with this hotspot successfully. But, when I goes to the sharing tab in the properties and then tick the “Allow other network users to connect through this pc internet connection”, NO drop down will shown below. Please help me so that i can access internet on my mobile through laptop.
Thanking You

when i written this ” netsh wlan start hostednetwork ” . My command prompt show this ” the hosted network could not be started . the wireless local area network interface is powered down and doesnt support the requested operation ”

hello, i tried to do it and i was able to it at the first time but now i am unable to start it. i started it from the beginning again but i changed the ssid the second and third time. and the pc is not starting the hotspot wifi network now. it says ” the hosted network couldn’t be started. The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation”. please help

I did evrything as per steps, hosted network supported is also mentioned as yes bur at the end, the error message was mentioned as
‘the hosted network couldn’t be started’
‘a device attached to the system is not functioning’.
I read ur blog also, but only the error message is there, i couldnt find the solution to it.
It will be very useful if anyone can plz help.
Thank You

actually,mine was working good. bt once i right clicked on local area connection*14 and disabled it…now it nt even starting………it is saying.. group or resource is nt in correct state to perform required operation

I’m successfully follow all the steps to make my laptop as Hotspot, also my lumia 900 mobile is also able to find the my network. But when I’m trying to connect it, it is showing “Connection un-successfull”. any help is appreciable.

I want to use my data card net to be used for mobile, I got connected through hotspot but when I try to use net on mobile msg flashing on screen is “SERVICE UNAVAILABLE”, kindly guide me how do I use internet.

Hey I’ve been trying this on a few laptops running Windows 8 but its not working. I’m using a tata docomo 3g usb dongle to connect to the internet and am able to create a wifi hotspot but when i connect my phone (samsung galaxy s4) or ipad mini to the network they show connected but don’t have internet working. I am using Avira antivirus software but i’ve disabled the firewall and it still doesn’t work. I have no idea what else to do. Please let me know how to fix this.

Good afternoon
i was getting the above error you have mentioned. I followed both the way to solve , but the problem still not solved. Infact another problem created for me. As per the 2nd process i UNINSTALLED the wi fi adapterm , then checke’scanned hardware change’ . Now in my system the WIFI got uninstalled and did not reinstall

Just create a batch file, and put the command in their “Netsh wlan start hosted network” and every time you restart your computer, just run that batch file with administrator privileges! ok, A lot of people asked me this question I am going to make a post over it!

no need. just google “virtual router manager 1.0” its free and takes less than 60 seconds to set up and its easy and noobie proof. windows hotspot stuff is waste of complete time.
I use wondows 8 with virtual router manager 1.0 app.

I created everything successfully, up to the part where I want to share. My host connection (ethernet cable) cannot find the hotspot I made in the drop down list. I’m using windows 8 and trying to connect it to my iphone. 5. It found the connection and I put in my defined password,but it’s having trouble to completely connect to the created hotspot. what might be the problem??
thanks

I have followed all the instructions mentioned and everything seems to working well and good. But the problem is I can’t connect my sony smartphone whereas I can connect my BlackBerry. It says authentication problem whenever I try to connect it.

um… the intended network to share isn’t appearing under the sharing options of the actual network’s adapter, Ethernet is rather the one appearing, the device i am trying to connect to the virtual adapter’s network is responding, “Your phone couldn’t connect to the Wifi network *networkname* because there was no response from the network. Pls try again later” how do i solve this?

hey evry one!!!!!!!! i got the solutio for my problem:that my mob is not getting the net…….for this after u create your hotspot for the first time,just diiable that hotspot and createw a new one again but this time please dont disconnect the net of your usb or ur net cable….when you disable your first hotspot creation, the setting will not change for the host,i.e ur usb net or netcable,when you create a new 1 again the net will be enabled for that….to check whether the nert is enabled in ur hotspot, please check he access type of your hptspot in network and sharing options….there it must come as internet….thtz it

when i write netsh wlan start hosted network it says
the hosted network couldnt be started.
the wireless local area network interface is powered down and doesnt support the requested operation ….what to do?????????????

i hv created the network from laptop windows 8.1, also my mobile phone is connected to the internet, but it won`t browse, means i have no internet access through cell phone while i have access of laptop. any idea to fix it….